Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara Ross; Patrick Giordano; James Blanck; Dona Johnson; Peter Jansson

industrial and commercial energy conservationtechniques as part of this innovative laboratory experience. The results they have generated arecreating motivation for a broader introduction of these concepts into the engineering curriculum.Background As our university's enrollment grows, new buildings are constructed and we increase ouruse of technology, we create a significant increase in our use of energy. In 2001 our universityadministration joined 46 other colleges and universities across New Jersey in endorsing aSustainability Greenhouse Gas Action Plan for the state that calls for a 3.5% reduction ingreenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 20053. This commitment as well as ongoing

Conference Session

Design Through the Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anna Philips; John Hochstein; William Janna

agreed that the collaboration was arewarding experience. Seniors and Freshmen alike believe that the Freshmen made meaningfulcontributions to the projects. The second assessment revealed that the strongest response elicitedfrom the Seniors was recognition of the value of their “management” experience.Faculty evaluation of the teaching experience, the assessment information and anecdotal data hasled to the conclusion that the second collaboration experience was more successful than the first.The three global objectives of Freshman introduction to design, Freshman retention in theprogram, and Senior management experience are all being achieved to some degree (although notmeasured at this point) and it is believed that the education acquired by all

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anna Philips; John Hochstein; William Janna

agreed that the collaboration was arewarding experience. Seniors and Freshmen alike believe that the Freshmen made meaningfulcontributions to the projects. The second assessment revealed that the strongest response elicitedfrom the Seniors was recognition of the value of their “management” experience.Faculty evaluation of the teaching experience, the assessment information and anecdotal data hasled to the conclusion that the second collaboration experience was more successful than the first.The three global objectives of Freshman introduction to design, Freshman retention in theprogram, and Senior management experience are all being achieved to some degree (although notmeasured at this point) and it is believed that the education acquired by all

Conference Session

Assessment in BME Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Mente; Marian McCord; Joni Spurlin; H. Troy Nagle; Susan Blanchard

engineers and life-long learners, with a solid background in the basic sciences and mathematics; an understanding and appreciation for the arts, humanities, and social sciences; an ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences and for various purposes; and, a desire to seek out further educational opportunities. 6. To expose students to advances in engineering practice and research and to prepare them for opportunities in graduate engineering education or professional schools. 7. To retain faculty who are committed to the educational and research missions of the department and to acquire, maintain, and operate facilities and laboratory equipment appropriate to our engineering program. 8. To recruit students with high potentials who will

Conference Session

Programmatic Curriculum Developments

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ettema; James Stoner; Forrest Holly; Wilfrid Nixon

. “Engineering Problem Solving I,” in preparation.4. ASCE, 2001. Civil Engineering Practice in the Twenty-First Century. ASCE Publications, Reston, VABiographical DetailsWILFRID NIXONWilfrid Nixon is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Iowa and aresearch engineer at IIHR - Hydroscience and Engineering. He is also Director of the University of IowaCenter for Teaching. Dr. Nixon, a Professional Engineer in the State of Iowa, received a B. A. inEngineering from Cambridge University, England in 1981, and a Ph. D. in E ngineering from CambridgeUniversity in 1985.ROBERT ETTEMARobert Ettema is a professor, and department chair, of Civil and Environmental Engineering at theUniversity of Iowa. He also is a research engineer

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Edgar; John Wood; John Fowler; Hong Xiao; Fabian Lopez; Dave Hata; Bassam Matar

-training techniciansand engineers. The modules cover lithography, metalization, etch, chemical vapor deposition,statistical process control and design of experiments. Over 280 students have used the modules,in CD-format, in a variety of teaching settings, with expanded deployment in progress. The participating organizations include the Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque TechnicalVocational Institute, Maricopa County Community College District, Austin Community College,Arizona State Univ., Univ. of Texas-Austin, plus a curriculum consultant, an industrial advisoryboard, and industry partners.2. Introduction The relationship of technicians and engineers in the semiconductor manufacturing industryis somewhat unique in the manufacturing workforce

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Morley; Jody Redepenning; Bruce Dvorak

freshmansequence (with Chemistry 113) for physical science and chemical engineering majors. Thecourse is focused on chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, ionic solution equilibria, introductorythermodynamics, and the chemistry of selected elements. Chemistry 116, “QuantitativeChemistry Laboratory,” is a two-credit course that is taken in parallel with Chemistry 114. Thecourse serves as an introduction to quantitative analytical methods, especially acid-base andredox titimetry, gravimetry, use of pH meter, separations, and analytical spectrophotometry.Description of CIVE/BSEN 326 All Civil Engineers are required to take the 3-credit hour Civil Engineering (CIVE) 326(Introduction to Environmental Engineering) course. CIVE 326 is cross-listed as

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

John K. Estell

fact that individual portfolioentries are not scored by the instructor. It is the entire body of work that is judged, and part of theevaluation process is performed with both student and instructor looking together at the portfolio.Another effective method for combating plagiarism is the use of the closed laboratory session,where the instructor is present in the lab and interacts with the students. It is rather difficult toperform an act of plagiarism while under the instructor's direct supervision. It is not necessaryfor all programming sessions to be conducted in this manner; an occasional closed laboratorysession or two is sufficient to discourage this type of plagiarism. Having short conversationswith one's students regarding their

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trian M. Georgeou, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Chell A. Roberts, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Mechanical Engineering

the Committee on Engineering Technology Accreditation, serving on the Board of Directors of the ASME Center for Education, and as a member of the Mechani- cal Engineering Technology Department Head Committee. He has been a program evaluator for both the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and ASME and currently serves on the Technology Accredita- tion Council (TAC) of ABET, representing ASME. He also serves on the SME’s Manufacturing Education and Research Community steering committee. Before joining ASU, he had been at North Dakota State University where he was a faculty member in the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering department. His research interests include machining, effective teaching and

Conference Session

Special Session Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the MATE International ROV Competition

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University

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Ocean and Marine

Technological University DR. JEAN KAMPE is currently department chair of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technolog- ical University, where she also holds an associate professorship in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. She received her Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering from Michigan Tech, an M.Ch.E. in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware, and a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Michigan Tech. She was employed as a research engineer for five years at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC, and she held an associate professorship in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, working there for ten years in first-year

Conference Session

A Systems-Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University; Scott C. Banks, Georgia Tech Research Institute

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Systems Engineering

Institute. His academic back- ground is notable for a strong emphasis on research and teaching. As a researcher at Georgia Tech, he worked on system design of Aerospace vehicles. His research is focused on system level design opti- mization and integration of disciplinary analyses. Dr. Khalid has held the positions of adjunct professor at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and SPSU. He has also worked as postdoctoral fellow at Georgia Tech.Scott C Banks, Georgia Tech Research Institute Scott Banks is a Research Engineer with the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s (GTRI) Electronic Systems Laboratory (ELSYS). Scott has a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Stevens Institute of Technology and

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Govind Puttaiah P.E., West Virginia University; Timothy A. Drennen; Samuel C. Brunetti; Christopher M. Traylor

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #3541Conversion of a Gasoline Internal Combustion Engine to a Hydrogen EngineDr. Govind Puttaiah P.E., West Virginia University Govind Puttaiah is the Chair and a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. He has been involved in teaching mechanical engineering subjects during the past forty years. His research interests are in industrial hydraulics and alternate fuels. He is an invited member of the West Virginia Hydrogen Working Group, which is tasked to promote hydrogen as an alternate fuel.Timothy A. Drennen Timothy A. Drennen has a B.S. in

Conference Session

Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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Two Year College Division

nonlinear distributed parameter and sampled-data systems; modeling, simulation, animation, and real-time control (MoSART) of Flexible Autonomous Machines operating in an uncertain Environment (FAME); control of bio-economic systems, renewable resources, and sustainable development; and control of semiconductor, (hypersonic) aerospace, robotic, and low power electronic systems. Rodriguez has received the following honors AT&T Bell Lab- oratories Fellowship; Boeing A.D. Welliver Fellowship; ASU Engineering Teaching Excellence Award; IEEE International Outstanding Advisor Award; White House Presidential Excellence Award for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring; and the Ralf Yorque Memorial Best Paper Prize

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine C. Balascio, University of Delaware; Beth (Becky) Kano Kinney, University of Delaware

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Engineering Technology

AC 2012-3969: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WEB-BASED PEER EVALUATION TOOL FOR TEAM PROJECTSDr. Carmine C. Balascio, University of Delaware Carmine C. Balascio, Ph.D., P.E., is an Associate Professor in the departments of Bioresources Engineer- ing and Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Delaware. He earned bachelor’s degrees in agricultural engineering technology and mathematics from UD. He earned an M.S. in agricultural engineering and a Ph.D. double-major in agricultural engineering and engineering mechanics from Iowa State University. He teaches courses in surveying, soil mechanics, and storm-water management and has research interests in urban hydrology, water resources engineering, and

Conference Session

Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part I: Non-traditional Learning Methods and Expanding Student Markets

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ioan Gelu Ionas, University of Missouri; Matthew A. Easter, University of Missouri; William H. Miller, University of Missouri, Columbia; Gayla M. Neumeyer, University of Missouri Research Reactor; Valerie Deitz Taylor, Center for Energy Workforce Development; Gwen K. Weakley, Kansas City Power & Light

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Continuing Professional Development

blended, instructor-led learning modela. In additionto this contextualization, one of CEWD’s main objectives was to Figure 1: Overview of themake this course available to any entity interested in teaching it. design and development processa Page 25.1284.3 This project was funded by a grant (#GJ-19902-10-60-A-29) awarded under the High Growth and EmergingIndustries Recovery Act-State Energy Sector Partnership (SESP) and Training Program, as implemented by the U.S.Department of Labor’s Employment and Training

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-3971: THE RAISE THE BAR INITIATIVE: CHARTING THE FU-TURE BY UNDERSTANDING THE PATH TO THE PRESENT - ACCRED-ITATION CRITERIACol. Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy Stephen Ressler is professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979, a master’s of science in civil engineering degree from Lehigh University in 1989, and a Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1991. An active duty Army officer, he has served in a variety of military engineering assignments around the world. He has been a member of the USMA faculty for 19 years, teaching courses in engineering me- chanics, structural engineering, construction

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen McClain; Soon-Seng Tang; Louay Chamra

Society LOUAY M CHAMRA Dr. Chamra received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, his MS at University of Portland, and his Ph.D. at the Pennsylvania State University. He has worked as a Research Associate at Penn State University. Currently, he is an assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Mississippi State University where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the thermal sciences and conducts related research. Since joining the faculty, Dr. Chamra has developed two new courses. STEPHEN T. MCCLAIN Stephen T. McClain is a Lecturer and Undergraduate Laboratory Manager at Mississippi State University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Memphis in 1995, and he

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Katherine E. Scales; Michael S. Leonard; Donald E. Beasley

allocating the necessary resources to help accomplish thegoals. If an academic unit has not developed a strategic plan, it should do so early in thecurriculum renewal process. This will enable the subsequent stages in the renewalmethodology to proceed efficiently and to help the CDT develop program objectives whichcontribute directly to achievement of the goals of the academic unit.Curriculum renewal goals are changes that must be made in the academic curriculum tocontribute to the academic unit’s strategic goals. The curriculum renewal goals may include:desired subject area competencies, specific laboratory or classroom experiences, and/or theintegration of selected curriculum elements.Performance measures are established to evaluate candidate

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 22

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University; Fatemeh Khalkhal, San Francisco State University; Yiyi Wang, San Francisco State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #42732Evaluating ChatGPT’s Efficacy in Qualitative Analysis of Engineering EducationResearchDr. Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University Dr. Xiaorong Zhang is an Associate Professor in Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University (SFSU). She is the Director of the Intelligent Computing and Embedded Systems Laboratory (ICE Lab) at SFSU. She has broad research experience in human-machine interfaces, neural-controlled artificial limbs, embedded systems, and intelligent computing technologies. She is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award to develop the next-generation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grace Lynn Baldwin Kan-uge; Carol S Stwalley P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robert Merton Stwalley III P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

thepotential impact of the on-going work was evident [30]. It is well-accepted that the currentgeneration of college students have an affinity for environmental and social issues and thatlinking efforts to these “Grand Challenges” is inspirational and provides an external motivationfor long-term career goals [31], [32]. The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation(LSAMP) program was used to give the RS students their first experience working in a modernresearch laboratory as a team member under faculty direction [33]. Once the students hadexperienced working under a faculty member, they were given a chance to direct a project oftheir own choosing. Similar to a capstone experience, self-directed technical work buildsconfidence and marketable

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Mary E Caldorera-Moore, Louisiana Tech University; Mitzi Desselles, Louisiana Tech University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

instructors collaborated in co-teaching the first-yearexperience university seminar course that the students had to take the fall quarter of the academicyear. This collaboration built a strong connection between the two instructors and the students.The course provided a more casual environment beyond the structured technical content of eachinstructor's respective discipline-specific courses.Additional Engineering Course MeetingsThe standard first-year engineering course is typically taught twice a week, with each sessionlasting an hour and fifty minutes. Throughout the year, the engineering class for SSP studentswas extended to three days, providing increased contact hours with their instructor. Thisadjustment facilitated greater access to laboratory

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; Athena Wong, University of California, Irvine; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Analia E. Rao, University of California, Irvine; Lorenzo Valdevit

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

persistence and retention of low-income engineering transfer students.Athena Wong, University of California, IrvineDr. David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine David A. Copp received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Teaching at the University of California, Irvine in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Prior to joining UCI, he was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories and an adjunct faculty member in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico. His broad

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diego Alejandro Polanco-Lahoz, Texas Tech University; Jennifer A Cross, Texas Tech University; Kelli Cargile Cook, Texas Tech University; Mario G. Beruvides P.E., Texas Tech University; Jason Tham, Texas Tech University; Md Rashedul Hasan, Texas Tech University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Professional Communication Department at Texas Tech University. Previously, she served as Professor and Director of Technical Communication and Rhetoric at Texas Tech and as Associate Professor at Utah State University. Her scholarship focuses on online education, program development and assessment, and user-experience design.Dr. Mario G. Beruvides P.E., Texas Tech University Dr. Mario G. Beruvides is the AT&T Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of the Laboratory for Systems Solutions in the Industrial Engineering Department at Texas Tech University. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas.Jason Tham, Texas Tech University Jason Tham is an associate professor of technical

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 8

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalia Villanueva Rosales, The University of Texas at El Paso; Ann C. Gates, The University of Texas at El Paso; Lani Nicole Godenzi, The University of Texas at El Paso; Francisco Osuna, The University of Texas at El Paso; Angel U. Ortega, The University of Texas at El Paso; Veronica A. Carrillo, The University of Texas at El Paso

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Fifth Annual ACM Conference on Learning at Scale, in L@S ’18. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, 2018. doi: 10.1145/3231644.3231698.[10] P. Chen, Y. Lu, V. W. Zheng, X. Chen, and B. Yang, “KnowEdu: A System to Construct Knowledge Graph for Education,” IEEE Access, vol. 6, pp. 31553–31563, 2018, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2839607.[11] M. Rizun, “Knowledge graph application in education: a literature review,” Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Oeconomica, vol. 3, no. 342, pp. 7–19, 2019.[12] Y. Qin, H. Cao, and L. Xue, “Research and Application of Knowledge Graph in Teaching: Take the database course as an example,” Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 1607, no. 1, p. 012127, Aug. 2020, doi

Conference Session

Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Prashant Rajan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sadia Nawaz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Luo, Purdue University; Jea H. Choi, Purdue University; Ji Hyun Yu, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-2836: LOOSE NETWORKS AND THE COMMUNITY OF ENGI-NEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH: A DEFINITION BY BIBLIOMET-RIC STANDARDSJohannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette Johannes Strobel is Director of INSPIRE, Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning and As- sistant Professor of Engineering Education & Educational Technology at Purdue University. After study- ing philosophy, religious studies and information science at three universities in Germany, he received his M.Ed. and Ph.D. (2004) in Learning Technologies from the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA. NSF, SSHRC, FQRSC, and several private foundations fund his research. His research and teaching focuses on the intersection between

Conference Session

Status of CE Education: Today & Tomorrow

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Daniel R. Lynch, Dartmouth College

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-668: THE CIVIL ENGINEERING BODY OF KNOWLEDGE ANDACCREDITATION CRITERIA: A PLAN FOR LONG-TERM MANAGE-MENT OF CHANGEStephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy Colonel Stephen Ressler is Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree from Lehigh University in 1989, and a Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1991. An active duty Army officer, he has served in a variety of military engineering assignments around the world. He has been a member of the USMA faculty for 18 years, teaching courses in engi- neering mechanics, structural engineering, construction, and CE

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C.J. Egelhoff, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Susan Donner Bibeau, U.S. Coast Guard; K.L. Burns, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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First-Year Programs

in several diversity outreach programs. In August 2009 LCDR Fleischmann became a member of the Permanent Commission Teaching Staff and is currently working towards her PhD in Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut. She holds a professional engineering license in the state of Florida and a certification as a Certified Sustainable Building Advisor through the National Sustainable Building Advisors Program. Page 22.1222.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Two-Year and Four-Year PartnershipsAbstract Colleges of

Conference Session

Design Education II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Terrance L. Speicher, Pennsylvania State University, Berks College

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Manufacturing

education, although many will also likely completegraduate programs at Peking University. Many of the faculty members have received theireducation or significant experience in the United States. For example, Dean Chen taught in theU.S. for many years and served as a major research manager at Johns Hopkins University inBaltimore, MD. Peking University is not a "typical" Chinese university and it is working to be more likethose in the U.S. They are trying to emulate Stanford and MIT with emphasis onentrepreneurship and a strong focus on teaching. They have the most Ministry of Science(similar to the U.S. Department of Energy) technology grants and a research center withcontinuing funding. Regarding globalization, they collaborate with the

Conference Session

Past and Future of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Norman, Applied Research Associates, Inc

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Manufacturing

, Lockheed and others soon followed. To better understandindustry needs, Terman would take the trouble to contact chief engineers of importantelectronics companies to find out which device or design approach was widely used.These were the design approaches he focused on in his teaching, research, journalpublications, and textbook publications (his electronics texts were at one time thesecond most valuable book property of the McGraw-Hill Book Company, being exceededin popularity only by a standard treatise of engineering drawing). A former student andprotégé of Terman’s, Professor Oswald Villard of the Stanford School of Engineeringrecalled:” Along with enormous energy, Terman always had a clear idea of what hewanted to do and what to do to meet his

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

AHAMAD FARHOUD

part of a team is essential in any technological field. Therefore, in thetechnology program at The University of Toledo, each major course has a laboratory attached toit. Students in these courses gain the experience of working with a team to achieve the labobjectives. That experience proved to be a valuable asset when it came to accomplishing theCapstone project. Students were required to function as a team in a proficient manner in order toexecute each and every aspect of this project. This allowed them to share ideas and skills and toexamine each others strengths and weaknesses as well as the importance of delegatingresponsibility accordingly. Students shared responsibility for everything from establishing theparameters of the project